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Welcome to Stanley ...

The city of Stanley is primarily located in Chippewa County<1>. A portion of Stanley extends into Clark County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanley has a population of 3,711 people<2> (see below for details).

Stanley is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stanley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Stanley: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Stanley: 54768<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanley had an population of 3,711 people. This is an increase of 2.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 95.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanley had a population of 3,608 people (or 5.76% of the total population of Chippewa County). This makes Stanley the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Stanley represents 0.06% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 243rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,608 people, the population of Stanley increased 90.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,898 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stanley.

Communities Also Named Stanley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Stanley - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stanley.

Communities near Stanley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stanley.

  • Thorp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Thorp is located in Clark County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Cadott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
  • Cornell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornell is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Owen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Owen is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Boyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Withee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Withee is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Estella
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Estella is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Gilman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilman is located in Taylor County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Lublin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lublin is located in Taylor County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Eadsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eadsville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stanley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stanley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanley. See our Newspapers Page for Stanley.

Adding Stanley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Stanley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stanley post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Stanley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stanley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Stanley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Stanley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Stanley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stanley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/